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Penmanship Lessons by David Margolin
Penmanship Lessons by David Margolin The lessons always began promptly at 3:30 pm, 15 minutes after The Student came home…
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The Submission Story: Getting ideas, stories and getting readers
The Submission Story: Getting ideas, stories and getting readers FreedomFiction.com publishes a broad range of genres and if it doesn’t…
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Silken Ribbon by Mehreen Ahmed
Silken Ribbon by Mehreen Ahmed Fifteen year old Dulal gets off a rickshaw. A car edged out of a tight…
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Sales Pitch by Henry Simpson
Mid-morning, Ramon was at his desk when he heard Sylvia call Tish on the intercom and say a man without…
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Empathy with words: An interview with author June Wolfman
FreedomFiction.com presents an interview series to know more about our authors and artists. Readers of short fiction are no stranger…
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The Great Divide by Barry Garelick
The Great Divide by Barry Garelick The journey from Michigan to San Francisco took five days starting in late September…
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Serialised Novel: The Lunacy by Dale Patrick Smrekar
Dale Patrick Smrekar and FreedomFiction.com have launched their first serialised novel through FreedomFiction.com Patreon Page. Presenting The Lunacy by Dale…
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Humanity and Genre Fiction: An interview with author J. D. Strunk
FreedomFiction.com presents an interview with J. D. Strunk, hoping to highlight a popular independent author, his personality, philosophy, influences, creative…
CRIME GENRE
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Sales Pitch by Henry Simpson
Mid-morning, Ramon was at his desk when he heard Sylvia call Tish on the intercom and say a man without…
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Bad Decisions by Dale Patrick Smrekar
Bad Decisions by Dale Patrick Smrekar 4 a.m. “How’d you like to make fifteen hundred dollars?” The hairy transvestite said,…
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The Funeral Pyre by Bret Jones
The Funeral Pyre by Bret Jones “What am I looking at?” “You tell me. That’s why I asked you to…
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Namrata’s Secrets by Rathin Bhattacharjee
Namrata’s Secrets by Rathin Bhattacharjee “I told him that my marriage was fixed and that I wasn’t gonna be a…
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Big Purple Boxes by Caroline Smith
Big Purple Boxes by Caroline Smith Picture a self-storage company called Big Purple Boxes, situated just off the grey and…
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Early Justice by Kevin Van Den Berg
Early Justice by Kevin Van Den Berg My name is Ross Ferguson. Today I have volunteered to do something I…
PARANORMAL GENRE
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Culture by Dey
Culture by Dey By the time the storm cut the power, the six guests had already realized something was wrong…
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A Sparkle in Time by Philip Matcovsky
A Sparkle in Time by Philip Matcovsky Lu weaves through the crowd of headbangers in black T-shirts like a six…
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The Master of the Needle by David York
The Master of the Needle by David York The needle had slept for years, buried in a box of someone…
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The Reaping by Scott A. Cook
The Reaping by Scott A. Cook “Ley Line: an imaginary alignment of landmarks that are believed to have spiritual, mystical…
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Chirp, Chirp – A Dark Tale by Gary William Ramsey
DISCLAIMER and Reader Discretion Advisory: This fictional horror story contains mature and disturbing themes including violence, psychological breakdown, death, substance…
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La Noche Eterna by San Ashitaka
La Noche Eterna by San Ashitaka “You sure this is the place?” El Santo Negro asked as the car pulled…
SCIFI GENRE
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We Humans by Julie Holland
What was I thinking, returning to education at my age? I’m ridiculous. I look around at the other students. They’re…
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Dujuan and the Discovery in Hamrick’s Creek by Bruce Buchanan
Dujuan and the Discovery in Hamrick’s Creek by Bruce Buchanan BLRRING!! 3:05 p.m. Another ninth grade Tuesday in the books.…
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Lilith Ivanova by Nathan Poole Shannon
Lilith Ivanova by Nathan Poole Shannon Dear Diary. I’ve been thinking about starting this diary, wondering how I would begin.…
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Parasite by Glenis Moore
Parasite by Glenis Moore It had forced its way out of her with pain and blood but now it lay…
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The Latest in Modern Communication Technology by James Rumpel
The Latest in Modern Communication Technology by James Rumpel Jace Larado peeked around the corner, convinced that his heavy breathing…
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Dominion by D Bedell
Dominion by D Bedell They have tasted power and grown ravenous. One It was not a clean, well-lighted place. The…
ADVENTURE GENRE
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Book Launch Promo: Circus Solace ebook free
Free Ebook this Monday Jan 13, 2014 CIRCUS SOLACE by Chris Castle Genre: Young Adult, Adventure, Coming of Age Only…
FANTASY GENRE
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Werewolves Territory by Tom Kropp
Editor’s Note: A continuing saga of friendship, freedom and foreign lands. We are happy to publish a new story featuring…
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The Safe Cracker by Ian C. Dawkins Moore
The Safe Cracker by Ian C. Dawkins Moore Reed Tims looked at the grim-encrusted edges of the safe which was…
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Tyler, Trey, And The Trolls by David L Graham
Tyler, Trey, And The Trolls by David L Graham Tyler gave Trey a high five and said, “I wasn’t sure…
ROMANCE GENRE
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Luck of the Irish by Frederick Foote
Luck of the Irish by Frederick Foote Life’s good. I get plenty of hours down on the docks and at the rice mill. I’m working with good crews that work smart and keep each other safe, and I still got $20 in my pocket and payday’s tomorrow. Life don’t get much better than that. I…
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Waiting For Her by Gregory Smith
Waiting For Her by Gregory Smith Charlie paced, hands in his pockets like an expectant father in a waiting room. Arrival and departure announcements competed with piped in Christmas music overhead. Travelers carried brightly-wrapped packages in festive gift bags. Greeters offered warm, melting hugs to chilly arriving family and friends. Strange, he thought he heard…
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Four Words by Brandon Saumer
Four Words by Brandon Saumer Four days without sleep, my hands are always tired from trying to keep them busy. Was it four days? No…how many days have I been walking? My legs move using their bones, they’re so exhausted. My mind feels like it was put back together the wrong way, and my…
OTHER FICTION
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Penmanship Lessons by David Margolin
Penmanship Lessons by David Margolin The lessons always began promptly at 3:30 pm, 15 minutes after The Student came home…
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A Transfer by June Wolfman
A Transfer by June Wolfman “I’m scared,” said Mouse, leaning her thin frame against the doorpost of her sister’s room.…
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An Afternoon at the Ball Game by Ashok Shenolikar
An Afternoon at the Ball Game by Ashok Shenolikar My dad wants me to be an Engineer. I want to…
LITERARY FICTION
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Silken Ribbon by Mehreen Ahmed
Silken Ribbon by Mehreen Ahmed Fifteen year old Dulal gets off a rickshaw. A car edged out of a tight…
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Reacquaintance by Barry Garelick
Reacquaintance by Barry Garelick Claudine lost her vision when she was four, starting with blurring and dimming, gradually worsening until…
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Sinner by Garry Harman
Publisher’s Note and Disclaimer:This work of fiction reflects the views, interpretations, and creative choices of the author alone. Any depictions…
EDITOR’S CHOICE
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Old Brady Road by Mike Davis
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C. O. D. – Cash On Delivery by R. K. Olson
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Going For The Kid by Samuel C. Hasler
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Once Removed by Bill Tope
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Riding Hood by Lindsay Dudeck
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There at the Show by Steven Robnett
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Paradise Lost by Julie Holland
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Ecotone by Oindrila Ghosal
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Aint Doin That by Richard Wolfe
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The Submission Story: Getting ideas, stories and getting readers
The Submission Story: Getting ideas, stories and getting readers FreedomFiction.com publishes a broad range of genres and if it doesn’t…
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Empathy with words: An interview with author June Wolfman
FreedomFiction.com presents an interview series to know more about our authors and artists. Readers of short fiction are no stranger…
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Serialised Novel: The Lunacy by Dale Patrick Smrekar
Dale Patrick Smrekar and FreedomFiction.com have launched their first serialised novel through FreedomFiction.com Patreon Page. Presenting The Lunacy by Dale…
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Grasshopper Creek by Ross Peterson
Grasshopper Creek by Ross Peterson I can see it burn from where I sit in the tall grass. It’s been…
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The Infinite, Invisible by John C. Cannon
The Infinite, Invisible by John C. Cannon The swollen capital had erupted the day before. Elections on the African continent…
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Ghost Hit by James Newman
Ghost Hit by James Newman A darkness hung over the city that evening like an oily black cloth draped over…
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Love Conquers All by James Rumpel
Love Conquers All by James Rumpel “PADDY, show me videos of people falling.” John Stewman nestled into his massage-recliner…
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Version 16 by B. A. Varghese
Version 16 by B. A. Varghese Frank woke up and jolted back in his seat. His heart pounded in his…
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Once Removed by Bill Tope
Once Removed by Bill Tope Ellison replaced the receiver of the ancient, 40-year-old land line with a little rattle. It…
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Toxic by Bill Tope
EDITOR’S NOTE: Reader discretion is advised. This is a work of fiction set in a different era of 1960s. Culture…
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Retread by Bill Tope
Retread by Bill Tope Charlotte Becker lay on her sofa, calmly watching one after another of the endless array of…